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No. 19 Harvard Clinches First Winning Season Since '04

from press release

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Joe Pike made 11 saves and Jeff Cohen tallied
five goals to guide the No. 19 Harvard men's lacrosse team to a
13-8 victory over archrival Yale before 3,023 fans at Harvard
Stadium Saturday afternoon. Jason Duboe contributed two goals
and three assists, while Jesse Fehr added two goals to clinch
Harvard's first winning season since 2004.

With the win, the Crimson improves to 7-5 overall and 2-3 in the
Ivy League, while Yale drops to 5-7 and 1-5 in the Ancient
Eight.

On Senior Day, Eric Posner, a senior defender, put the Crimson
on the scoreboard early, as he fired a shot past Yale goalkeeper
Johnathan Falcone at 14:25. Yale rebounded to score the next
two goals on unassisted chanced by Matt Gibson and Michael
Karwoski, giving the Bulldogs a 2-1 advantage after the first
quarter.

Harvard controlled the ball much of the time in the second
quarter, winning 6-of-7 face-offs to regain the lead. Kevin
Vaughan blasted a shot that got through the defense at 14:01, and
Cohen followed with back-to-back goals at 12:12 and 8:06, putting
Harvard on top, 4-3. Cohen also added a goal later in the
frame off a pass from Daniel DiMaria, giving the freshman his
second consecutive hat trick.

Through two quarters of action, Harvard held a slim lead on the
scoreboard, 5-4, and shots, 20-19, while ground balls were tied,
11-11.

In the third, Max Motschwiller grabbed the first of three
straight goals for the Crimson, as he fired a shot into the right
side of the goal from seven yards out at 13:57. Fehr netted
his first goal of the day at 12:34, before Duboe capped the scoring
run after receiving a pass from Travis Burr at the 11:15
mark. With 2:39 remaining in the quarter, Cohen tallied
his 30th goals of the season off a pass from Duboe on the right
side of the cage. However, Yale netted the next two scores to pull
within two goals, 9-7, after three periods of play.

Cohen and Duboe teamed up for another score in the opening
minutes of the fourth, beginning a 4-1 run for Harvard to close out
the game. With just under six minutes remaining, Fehr blasted
a shot from 12 yards out that found the back of the net, making it
an 11-8 contest. In the final two minutes, Duboe and Nick
Smith each tallied unassisted goals to put the game out of
reach.

Andrew Parchman won an impressive 14-of-22 face-offs, while Eric
Posner grabbed five ground balls. For the game, the Crimson
outshot the Bulldogs, 40-37, and snared 25 ground balls, while Yale
had 19. Harvard also claimed 16-of-25 face-offs, and held
Yale scoreless on four man-up opportunities.

Up next, The Crimson will travel to Dartmouth for the
regular-season finale Saturday, May 2. The opening face-off
is slated for 1 p.m.